The Champaign County Farmers Market is back for the 2026 season, returning Saturday, May 2nd, with a wide variety of locally grown food and handmade products.
The market is held in Urbana at 127 E. Market Street, near the corner of Main and Market Streets, runs each Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to noon through October.
Shoppers can expect a one-stop destination for locally grown and locally made goods, including fresh vegetables and fruits, herbs, eggs, honey, baked goods, meats, and maple syrup. The market also features handmade items such as soaps, lotions, candles, crafts, and more.
Opening day brings a full lineup of vendors offering everything from sweet treats to fresh farm products and artisan goods, along with a few new additions this season.
One of the new vendors is Rose City Scents LLC. Owner Mary hand-pours each candle, focusing on strong, long-lasting scents designed to fill a room. Offerings include classics like Very Vanilla, along with signature scents such as Rose, Blazin Blueberry, and Maplewood Whiskey.
The market also featured Fifty5 Rivers Cold Brew on opening day, serving coffee, cold brew, lemonade, teas, and other refreshing drinks.
Vendors scheduled to appear include:
- Paxman’s Sewing & Sweets
- Conley’s Sweets
- Highland Hills Apiary
- Tidy Temptations
- Enchanted Crafts
- Living Hope Mennonite Church
- Lowry Farms
- Billy’s Bacon & Brats
- Champaign County Master Gardeners
- Spring Fed Farms
- Mann Girls Garden
- Lotz Lovely Handmades
- JC Growers
- Nightingale Montessori School
- Baker’s Vegetable Market + Greenhouse
- Three Baking Beauties
- Ney-Ney’s Creations
- Sugar Bear Bakery
- Rose City Scents LLC
- Brookman Bakery & Homestead
- R&R’s Simple Yummies
- Sweet Hooves Confections
- Beyond Behavior
- Noodles
One of the longtime vendors, the Champaign County Master Gardeners, spoke on what it means to participate in the market.
Organizers say the market continues to grow each year while supporting local farmers, small businesses, and the Champaign County community.
The Champaign County Farmers Market invites residents to shop local, eat fresh, and support area vendors throughout the season.
